Those words graphically bring to life a terrifying gas attack on a British trench during the First World War. They’re from one of the most famous poems of the war, “Dulce et Decorum Est” by ...

It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812. The stanzas recount the Battle of Baltimore, a days-long siege between British and American forces. The poem was set to a tune ...

Right: Siegfried Sassoon. Rupert Brooke was one of the first British war poets. He felt it was important to do your duty for your country. His famous poem The Soldier said, "If I should die ...